The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-05-12
INTERSTATE FARMERS.
Encsmpment at spartanburg in Augr

State Farmers Encampment is the re-.
suit of the combined efforts of the friends
Of agriculture, in all its departments, to
fill a long felt want by those most heartily
interested in the material progress of onr
Southern States. 1t is under the aus.
pices of Patrons of Husbandry of Ala.
bama, Tennessee, Georgia, North Caro-.
lima and South Carolina.
The prime object of this Exhibition is,
that the producing classes all over the
country may meet annually in friendly
rivalry and competition, for the purpose
of displaying what each has wrought
during the year. Such gatherings are
highly beneficial, not only because they
afford to all an opportunity Of beholding
what has been done, but rather because
it is amid such surroundings that the
tagging energies and dropping aspirations
Of the multitudes are quickened into ac-
tivity, and they return to the quiet of
farm and shop determined to equal, and,
if possible, surpass tho triumphs they
have witnessed. Several of these Inter.
State encampments are, and have been
for years, in the most successful operation
in other parts of the United States, at
which there attend annually hundreds of
thousands of visitors from all the various
occupations Of life. They 60 away ben
e6tted, and for this purpose mainly was
this encampment inaugurated.
The location of the Encampment is
central and easily accessible from every
county in the States above mentioned.
It is directly en- the line of the Atlanta
and Charlotte Division of the Richmond
and Danville Railroad, with direct con.
nections at spartanburg lone mile from
grounds) with Charleston on the sea
coast, Augusta and the South, Atlanta
and the Southwest and West, Asheville
and the Northwest and West, and Char.
lotte and all points beyond to the East,
North and Northeast. It lies at the foot
of and in view of the Blue Ridge Noun.
tains.
The city of spartanburg, S. G., was
chosen by the committee charged with
tbe selection of a location on account of
the many advantages and facilities
afforded to such grand enterprise.
1st. The railroad facilities of the loca.
ton at Spartanburg are unsurpassed for
every part of the whole country.
End. The city is the first and only one
of any importance directly in the Pied.
mont region and having direct and short
railroad line across the Blue Ridge
Mountains into East Tennessee, Western
North Carolina and beyond to the great
West. $50 ..t5sl}ttass
Sd. 1t is in the direct line of all sum.
mer travel from the low counties of South
Carolina and Georgia, and from Florida,
to the mountain resorts of Western North
Carolina.
4th. The health Of the City and Coun.
ty of Spartanburg is unsurpassed by sny
locality in the whole Southern States.
5th. 1t is also easily accessible to the
celebrated health resort of Glenn
Springs; besides many resorts of minor
importance within easy reach.
9Th. The whole city and county is
alive to any and every enterprise that
looks to the upbuilding of the South and
the bettering of the condition of the ag.
ricultural and producing classes.
The grounds are thirty acres in extent,
facing the railroad. where there will be
double side tracks with handsome and
convenient depots. Water will be album
dainty supplied from wells and from the
city water works. Streets and avenues
surround and intersect the grounds at
convenient distances.
Members of the Order of Patrons Of
Husbandry, of agricultural societies, Of
farmers clubs, With their families and
friends, are earnestly solicited to be pres
ent, and to take early and determined
steps to display the products of their
farms, their dairies, their pastures, their
poultry yards, their cattle pens, etc., etc
and to assist in every way possible to ad-
vance the interests of agriculture, and
to give tc the "Order of Farmers" a
proud prominence in the display at this
exhibition. In order to do this, work
must be entered upon without delay.
1t is especially desired that localities in
every portion Of the South which have
mineral deposits, such as coal, iron, gold,
silver, mics, soapstone, limestone, man,
ganeze, etc., ETC., ETC., send large and
varied specimens to this exhibition. Let
there be geological surveys made of such
localities, and maps showing details Of
deposits, outcroppings, etc. Remember,
it is expected that capitalists from the
money centres of the country will be
present for the purpose of making i'll
vestments in these industries.
There will be State and national ex'
hibits of the processes of fish culture, by
means of theincubators. Also, sorghum
mills and evaporstors will show the adj
vantages of these crops to our Southern
farmers. Besides, many other practical
tests and displays Of a similar character
will be given.
1t is suggested that this Inter State
Farmers Summer Encampment is great
field for the successful operations O
emigration agencies, land improvement
companies, canal and water power com
panies, railroad lines, mining and manu-
featuring schemes, to advertise theil
various advantages.
In view of all the above facts, and tt
the end that our glorious SOUTHLAND
may make still greater advance towards
the head of the column of progress an(